Tyler the Creator Total Net Worth: How Much Is He Earning?

Tyler Gregory Okonma, also known by his stage name as Tyle, the Creator, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and producer.

Personal Details

Stage Name: Tyler, the Creator
Full Name: Tyler Gregory Okonma
Gender: Male
Birthday: March 6, 1991
Place of Origin: Ladera Heights, California, U.S.
Age: 29
Height: 6 ft 2 in.
Nationality: American
Sexual Orientation: Under speculations, has not openly come out either gay or straight
Status: Single
Spouse: none
Profession: Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, director, designer, and producer
Total Net Worth: $16 million

Personal Life

Tyler was born in Ladera Heights, California, on March 6, 1991. He is of mixed descent. His father is Nigerian with Igbo ancestry and his mother is an American with African-American and European-Canadian descent. Growing up, he never met his father. Tyler got his stage name from his MySpace page where he used to post his creative works.

He grew up in Ladera Heights and Hawthorne. In his early years, he would make his own cover tracks from album covers. Tyler then taught himself piano when he was 14 years old.

Living in Greater Los Angeles, Tyler has attended 12 different schools in his 12 years of school. He also worked while still in high school at FedEx, for under 2 weeks, and at Starbucks, for two years.

Back in 2015, Tyler, the Creator, was banned from visiting the United Kingdom for 3 to 5 years. It was because of the lyrics in his song back in 2009. Tyler had to cancel a lot of shows on his Cherry Bomb tour and a number of appearances at the Reading and Leeds festival.

Tyler and his manager were informed via letter from the then-home Secretary Theresa May about the ban. In February 2019, the ban was lifted. Tyler was set off to promote his album entitled Igor but it was cancelled due to safety concerns such as the area was overcrowded and too rowdy.

There has been speculations about his sexual orientation. Tyler’s songs has been cited that his lyrics have numerous references about him in a same-sex attractions and relationships. Then in 2018, Jaden publicly announced that Tyler is his boyfriend.Tyler then denied the announcement made by Smith, calling Smith as crazy.

Also in Tyler’s lyrics, he has made anti-religious statements. Tyler himself is an atheist. Aside from his passion in music, he also collects skateboards and bicycles.

Career

Tyler has a group called “Odd Future” with Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, and Casey Veggies. It was founded in 2007. In late 2008, their first mixtape was released. Tyler began gaining popularity when he released his solo debut mixtape entitled “Bastard”.

His solo mixtape reached number 23 in the 2010 list on the Pitchfork Media’s Top Albums. In February 2011, Tyler released his music video entitled “Yonkers”. It gained popularity and has attracted several media outlets which made Tyler release an extended video of Yonkers. With his single Yonker, Tyler won in 2011 the Best New Artist on the MTV Video Music Awards.

Tyler then appeared on his first television show on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in which he performed “Sandwitches”. In March 2012, “Loiter Squad” Tyler and Odd Future’s television show premiered on Adult Swim which was produced by Jackass, a production company. It ran for three seasons and the show was a 15 minute live-action that features music, sketches, prankings, and man on the streets segments.

Tyler’s second album entitled Wolf which was released on April 2, 2013. The album was produced by Odd Future Records and RED distribution which is under Sony Music Entertainment. It has reached 3 on the Billboard 200 and it received positive criticisms. The album sold 90,000 copies in the first week.

In his album is his single “Domo23” which he released on February 14, 2013 which is also Valentine’s Day. THe music video has guest features like Domo Genesis, Jasper Dolphin, Earl Sweatshirt, and Taco Bennett. He then performed live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with his singles entitled “Domo23” and another single “Treehome95”.

Part of Tyler’s album entitled “Cherry Bomb” is the single “Fucking Young” It’s video was released and debuted on Off Future’s YouTube Channel. Tyler then released his fourth album in 2017 entitled “Flower Boy”.

He was nominated at the 60th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. The songs such as “Boredom” and “I Ain’t Got Time!” are one of the singles in the album Flower Boy. The songs were then released after the release date of the album.

In 2019, Tyler released his fourth album entitled “Igor”. The album reached number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart. Tyler’s album was again nominated on the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album.

Annually starting in 2012, Tyler appears in the music festival at Los Angeles called Camp Flog Gnaw Festival at Dodger Stadium. The festival has previously featured artists such as Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Mac Miller, Drake, Solange, Willow Smith, Post Malone, Chance the Rapper, Juice WRLD, and Billie Eilish.

Aside from his music career, Tyler has his own clothing line called “GOLF WANG” which features vibrant and colorful clothes, skateboards, shoes, and accessories. Tyler designed all the products and are modeled by his friends.

GOLF WANG’s target customers are streetwear, hip hop and skateboarding cultures. During the 2020 protest, Tyler’s store was one of the stores that was damaged and looted by rioters against police brutality.

In his career, he has criticized and got into controversies such as his use of homophobic slurs in his music, racial stereotypes in his commercials, for his graphic depictions of violence against women, and inciting riot from his fans to push their way through security guards in his performance.